19th century papers go online

Friday 28 September 2007 01.45 EDT
First published on Friday 28 September 2007 01.45 EDT

From next month people will be able to access 2m pages from 43 of Britain's main national and regional newspapers from the 19th century on a British Library website. The electronic archive will be searchable, allowing journalists and academics to read daily reports on specific topics and events quickly. (Via Press Gazette)